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The Best and Worst of All My Children 2013:
We've come to the end of another year, and once again we're saying goodbye to All My Children. This week we take one last look back at the things t... Read the column now...

Olivia Birkelund was brought to Pine Valley in April 1995 as Arlene Vaughan, Hayley's alcoholic mother with an appetite for men --- any men. Vaughan was not the first actress to assume the role. Phyllis Lyons previous held the role.

During a five-year break from All My Children, Birkelund found time to film parts in two feature-length films.